*_ aL_opinion Herald & Lantern '4 July '84 — — — — — — ■

A Wise Investment Welfare for the Wealthy

Of course you've heard the horror story about the welfare recipients who drive late-model Cadillacs. The story turns out to be true. Except that the recipients in question aren't welfare mothers but business mothers and fathers — wealthy business people and professionals They tend to drive a Mercedes-Benz or a Rolls Royce rather than a Cadillac. And they pick up their government benefits at the Internal Revenue Service rather than their local welfare office. But. except for that, the story is pretty much as you heard it. EVER SINCE enactment of the 1981 tax bill, people who buy luxury chrs for primarily business use have been able to get the Treasury to pick up a major part of the tab. Thanks to a 6 percent investment tax credit and the ability to write off a car in three years, the buyer df Rolls, y for exdmple. might realize over $65.00 in tax benefits in •%. three years. •With these kinds of figures." advertises one car dealer, "a luxury isn't a luxury. It's a* wise investment." Vfhat "investment" looks even better when you consider that a hign-priced import will hardly degenerate into a pile of scrap metal in three years, as the tax law supposes. Even the average car loses onlv about half it's value * :

over four years, and a top-of-the line Mercedes, for example, may lose as little as 10 percent. The lucky purchaser, having realized all his tax benefits in three years, can then look forward to years of private use. REASONING THAT the public has no interest in subsidizing tastes for luxury. Rep. Fortney Stark and Sen. Max Baucus succeeded in adding limits to the tax bills now in conference. Business people could still claim tax benefits for luxury cars, but only up to a li puff- $21,000 in the House bill. $15,000 in the. Senate, J The Senate rules, which wpuld save $2shfflion over the next three years, also reqinre.- that the car be used for business 90 percent of the time.But even before the conference met. senators had made subtle inquiries as to whether both houses might not simp- ( Page 71 Please) k

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Hate THEY? Start a Club Bv CLARE CAMPBELL It's 4 a.m. and everyone is asleep except the birds and me I hear them out in the oak tree charting their courses fdr the day. Waking at 4 a.m. has its rewards. One can think and plan without being bothered by the phone. You can watch the sky get brighter through the window and notice that the holly's branches are nodding — Good! There's a breeze to-day!) But. 4 a.m. also seems to be the perfect time to dwell on items of not much consequence (or ARE they? ). Now I've questioned nfany people about this word. TiHlEY, and never had an answer! Jt seems that no one knows .whoiTHEY are, but to some^HEY are very real. PERSONALLY. I take no stock in THEY. I've never been mtKh for believing in ghosts. However I hear about the elusive THEY often. < Someone will say "Oh. I can'rwear my blue dress till I let the hem down; THEY are wearing them longer now." Or another lady will say," I wish hats would come back. 1 just lo.ve hats, but THEY don't seem to be wearing 'them." And (to a husband) "Don't wear that tie! THEY are wearing them wider again." SO I'VE COME to dislike this THEY wraith I mean I v flat-out hate THEY ! I would Hke to start a club for THEY haters. $ Wouldn't it be refreshing if woman would show up in church with pretty straw hats encircled with pink Roses in December? Why not? And how about the men reviving their old pincH-back suits and those flared pants'' I'd enjoy seeing a few women get out the old washboard and scrub some towels on it — just to defy THEY! ' * Do any of you have high button shoes in your attics? Get em out and wear em! Ladies, wear your old tortoise-shell "side combs!" Gents, fish out your watch fobs. I'm tempted to let my hair * grow long and wear it in a psyche knot again' O.K. Maybe we won't continue being so non-conforming, but let's, for the love of God. assert ourselves and our in dependence and, proving we're not sheep, put that irritating, skulking THEY to rest — for good (ED. NOTE: Clare Campbell writes from Ocean View .u

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Our Readers Write No Incinerator Without MUA

To The Editor: , The dust is settling on the recent elections in Lower Township and it is important that all interested parties be aware of the present legal position of our township as it pertains to incineration, etc. The "Solid Waste Management Act" of 1975 established the framework within which all solid waste collection and disposal activities were to be implemented. The piecemeal approach prior to the .adoption of tht? act was not working. •* Start Complairiing To The Editor: Last week 1 received a phone call from an anonymous individual who simply stated. "If you know what's good for you, stop complaining." and then hung up I have thought about that phone call ever since and. finally I want to give you my response: "Nuts." I am a father and a taxpayer and if I see something that I perceive to be wrong, then I owe it to my family, community and myself to speak out. Furthermore, in any group, there is no positive growth unless a fusion between thesis and antithesis occurs. Our nation would never have become as morally, technologically and economically developed as it is today if it had not indirectly embraced this idea in the First Amendment of the Constitution. Therefore, if one believgs in the basic foundation of our countrv. it is that individual's dutv to present his or her opinions, ideas or complaints ^ R()SENBERG Cape May Court House

Each county of the state was specifically designated by the act, to develop ajid implement a comprehensive program. to address the needs of every municipality, within the counties. The Cape May County Solid Waste Management Plan jy.as"§ciopted in December, 1980, and approved by the NewJersey Department of Environmental Protection in February, 1981. EXISTING LANDFILLS (6) were phased out and on May 15. 1984 the County opened the Sanitary Landfill near Woodbine. A The SWMP prohibits the development of any future solid wasUi'facility within the county which would operate in competition with such publicly financed and operated facilities.. This provision of the Act (N.J. S.A. 13: l-E-22) is intended to provide financial security for bondholders investing in such publicly financed facilities and also to ensure rate stability for the users of the facilities. Notwithstanding the aforementioned public information the Township Committee of Lower proceeded to spend thousands of dollars of taxpayers' money, knowing full well that it was impossible to thwart the intent of statutes already in place. YOU CAN CALL IT politics or can call it skulduggery, but there is absolutely no chance that our township can proceed to build an incinerator, etc., without working . closely with the county MUA. Because of the lack of effort by local politicians the past few years to establish a compatible working relationship with the designated authority (MUA) it will take an abrupt about-face to accomplish anything. Don't bet on it! SAMUEL M STUBBS North Cape May ED. NOTE. Stubbs placed third of three candidates for Mayor in the May 8 election.

-Consider the Larynx Beware Tanned Realtors

By JQE ZELNIK Tourists have discovered the Hprald and Lantern, wiping out stacks of this paper befpre loyal, local residents can get their copies ( These same vfsitors. awed by the sensitivity and intelligence in this column eachSv^k. have swamped me with questions. Today's column, then, is devoted strictly to Pennsylvanians vacationing at the shore. \ P.P. of Wilkes-Barre. I met a terrific guy. but we don't have much in common. He works nights and watches the Soaps all day. As a result we have little to talk about. Answer: There is a tiny newspaper in Wildwood called the Gazette-Leader. Its most noteworthy feature is "Speaking of Soaps." a recap of what's happening on the Soaps. For 25 cents a week, you can be as knowledgeable as your guy. A.R. OF MORTON: 1 am weekending in Avalon for the summer. My goal is to marry a wonderful woman, but I can>Stand kids. Is there a quick way to find out if she has children? Answer: 1 have found a foolproof method. Get invited into her house and head for the kitchen. If she has a papier towel rack with pjap>er towels on it, she has no children. If she has a piapjer towel rack, but no papier towels, sfie has one or two children. If she has no piapier towel rack, she must have several children and has given up even trying to keep piaper towels. M.T. of Blue Bell : I can t seem to get noticed by the girls at the beach. Answer: I had t^e same problem. Then I took my home extension telephone and plugged" it into my beach bag. That should gain yqu their initial interest. Whether it holds them, of course, is up to you. I've found best results by pretending to discuss stock options and by giving instructions to the fictional pilot of my imaginary Lear jet. C.H. OF SPRINGFIELD: I only have a few weekends to meet a woman with .good taste. Any suggestions? TT^" ( m

Answer: Hang around the snack dishes at a pjarty. Women who eat corn curls have no taste. Women who eat nachos have supjerb taste. Women who eat both will soon be overweight. G.L. of Prospiecl Park: I would like to date a local pierson. maybe a realtor. How can I pick them out at a crowded bar? \ Answer: Local residents have very "White skin. Local realtors have an almost p>aleJ5lue, t?a«sMffent«kin. If you meet a realtor with\a tan. jnowever. bevfrare. Unsafe toy assume he or she is pehindin his or her house piai'ment/ ^ C.C. of Media The girl Ijmet at the heacfc ba^glazep / eyes, a rapid pulse ^ate, asleep red tphgue,/4md pants a I V lot. Do you think this means sly? Ipv^me? 3(\v \ V ) Answer: Possibly, but. rrkny'Hkelv -sheJsT^O^d1/0 ' manv Planters Pqnches. ^ \ / > / ^ Y.G. OF RIDIiEr^TownshtprWithcuiixMt b^hUrg^hit styles, it's pretty easy to gep<a complete piw&/ot a woman before I ksk her forjLdatb^What part cff-^Ke body do you fihd most impxirtaiiL? / Answer: The laryjiiLjf you pair off with someone permanently, think how much you will have to listen tb her over a lifetime. \ B.E. of Marple: I'd like to meet a man with a pleasant disposition. Where would you suggest? J j Answer: I'm not sure where you SHOULD go, but I know where NOT to go. Stay away from happy hours. They're filled with unhappy people. J T.Rjof South Philadelphia : My girlfridncls and I like to go out if or a friendly drink without any hassle, but the guys are ahvays making eyes at us. What's the mattter with them? Answer: Many Cape May County malesjn shore communities have been influenced by the WodSabe nomads of Niger where woman rate men on the strength of their eyes\ There, the males compete by rolling their eyes in and out>vThis also occasionally happ)ens off-shore at the Bellevue 'Tavern in Court House. Go for it.